International Merchandise Services review: SCAM 128

iv won all these things too but i will be suing them they will be ever so sorry to have messed with me

im also a "winner" of a useless holiday and "diamond pendant'" the diamond ive never received . Paid that xtra for the parcel thats too big 4 the postbox and wait and wait. Many un answerd calls later i sent them an email. Few days later "Wayne" call me. end of story the "diamond pendant" was post to me with normal post, lost in post, and Wayne promissed me my money back in my bank account in 2 weeks time. The diamond pendant was worth around R100, ive paid R169. Email Wayne at info@lifestylemail.co.za and claim you money back . Remember the Consumer Board is a good place for complains. Fool2

We were also scammed by these people. The first letter said that we've won a R10 000 travel voucher and then R115 000 and today another R100 000. They give you a call centre no to dial which starts with 021 which to my knowledge is a Telkom line and not a call centre, and of course only a voicemail to say that they only work office hours. I am so glad that I've googles this company before my daugher sends an money.

oh my oh my...im glad i googled information about this INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE SERVICES before i could try claim my "prize" of R115000.00.

i also recieved scratch card from people magazine one of my favourite magazines and i also got the travel voucher and also recieved letters from them promising a lot of cash that i won all i had to do was pay some money to them but i didnt respond thank god for that. but what is wrong with these magazine distributors
they are acctually giving themselves a bad reputation for allowing these people to put things in their mags... i would really love to get my hand on these people...

I have received my wonderful R10000.00 travel voucher. when i read it slowly and discovered that i had to send R129.00 to receive my prize, the SCAM alert rang in my mind. so today i decided to have a look at the web site and i see all your complaints...THANK YOU for confirming my alert. i will keep my R129.00 in my pocket and i am going to feed my lovely friend Shredder. Cherrs

I also received a scratchcard in the peoples magazine regarding this competition, next i sms my details and shortly received a letter inforning me, i won a 32" plasma tv for which i need to send a debit order for R139.00 to receive my prize (6 weeks later nothing)i have the following address of the company if anyone wish to purse further.
[protected]
9 Viking Place
Viking place
CAPE town

My wife also received one of these letters from them yesterday, you just need to pay R149, 90 for charges.
Must say it looks very legit the letter, etc.

I got the same scratch card in the You Magazine. And I sent them my P.O. Box address. They said that I had won the R10 000 holiday travel voucher and that it will be in my post box in 2 weeks. Well last friday it had been two weeks, and what a shock - no holiday travel voucher! I just got off the phone with them, and guess what, the prize has just been dispatched and I must wait for 2 more weeks. - bollocks. Thats when I did a search. Thanks to all for posting your comments. I am attaching a picture of the "Scratch Card" to warn all of you, and I am taking this further with the You Magazine as they should not have scams in their magazine. You think its a legit thing when it comes from a big branded magazine.

Thats, true...this people they will tell you that you won the price but you had to pay some money first in there bank account. I wish they count be lock up.

Thank's for all the info..I will for ever be grateful to this site for saving me from being another sucker.Lynn/JHB

ive been recieving letters for years have lost quite a bit of money .i should have been a millionair by now, i too got three symbols correct and win a travel voucher just getting hold of anybody at travel cips is a mission so i give up and thanks to this site it has opened my eyes .so adios I.M.S Internatoinal Made Scams

thanks God I also received the letter that said I've won R115 000. Then I decided to Google this company, then the first page I found was this one of complaintsboard.com, Thanks everyone for the alert. Edgar's must do something about this because we the customers we find ourselves in this mess because of their magazines.
Mthunzi Khosana

Hi, you know what, the authorities don't give a fig to us people that sufers the costs. They won't do a thing about this problem. What a shame this is.

I also received the voucher i was on ma way to the bank...thank god i had to go thru yo mails 1st
I'm no longer going there it's a Scam ..

OMG! OMG! I am so glad I didn't sent any money.. Gosh, what kind of sick game are these people playing... I also recieved a the scratch card inside my Edgars club magazine... Luckily I didn't trust anything, I wanted to be sure first. so I went on to the CIPRO website, but the Company Registration number does not exist... That's when I googled it, then ended up on this blog. I am so glad I didn't send any money... Gosh, I sympathise with those who have lost something to these animals. This matter should be sorted ... ASAP! Where do we report?

I also got a scratchcard in the people magazine and sms'ed my details. also received a travel voucher worth R10000.00. I also sent some money for an additional gift but now seeing this site I am clearly not going to receive anything! Someone should really do something about these people. They have contact details and you actually speak to someone on the other end... So is it really so hard for the authorities to track them down?

i also got a scratch card on people magazine and after i sent sms, i received a traveling voucher worth R10 000. i also sent them money twice till i realise this is a scam. they also promised me R115 000 after it was R50 000 then followed by R100 000. this people need to pay for wat they r doing to us.

These people should really piss off, If they want money they should go work for some or other company, where they'l be able to earn honest money. Iv'e bein gettin the same f***** letters! and i'm sick of it already. I wonder if it's possible to sew these [censor]s! Does anyone have clue?

Miss C.Schulze

good day all, I've had the same got a scratch card in my people mag and sms my lucky number off to them.
the sad part is I've paid R100.00 towards the holiday, i have had a response from them tho, so now I'll just see what happens next!
further to this i've recevied 3 letters in the post already that said i won R115'000.00 then the 2nd one to say I won R50'000.00 and the last one to say I won R100'000.00!
this really upsets me what is wrong with this people in our contry, they make you think you have won all this money and now I see it's a big scam...
I hope somebody does something about this!

we received the exact same thing. found mine in the people magazine.
we sent in R100 to travel clipz and another R149.90 to international merchandise services so that we could claim our prize. 3 weeks later we received "our prize" which was a cheap fake necklace with a plastic purple "diamond" - not even worth R10. i am now worried that the holiday is a scam too, as we have not heard from them as of yet either.
What really worries me is these vouchers are being found in upmarket well-known magazines, surely they would be more aware of what they let into their magazines and make sure that its all legitimate.
Where does all our money go ?

I am pleased that we have the tools to discover these fraudulent claims...
My employee who is struggling with a household of 5 children, came to me not ten minutes ago with a letter she received from this International Merchandising services...

Thank heavens she stopped to evaluate it.
According to her, she receives these letter almost bi-monthly, and has been tearing them up.

I went onto the Web and found all these sites warning about this company and showed it to her.

We may never be able to stop them in future but at least, thank goodness, there are people complaining and making this information available to the rest of us.

It looks like I am unfortuanutely also a victim. I also received my voucher in the keur magazine, and my husband and I took a while to deside if are going to respond an YES we did. Its to late now to cry over spilled milk we new that we could lose in total R310-00, bur we hoped that it the outcome was different, sins we havent been on holiday for many of years. I teceived the voucher thou and I just hope that is realy what they say I don, t mind paying for food or some of the other expenses. I hope that every thing will work out for everybody who still had a little bid of faith in mankind whose faith is scarred now like mine. Those behind the scam just remember that what you do unto others will comeback to you three times more. Shame for you I hope that all our names reflects through your memory the day that it is paypack time for you.

Dante Wild

Hi All,
We also received a scratch card and stupidly enough SMS'd our Postal address. In two months time I became a Rich man! People do not be naive. Nobody gives money away for nothing. The only thing they got from me was my Postal address and is too much already. These huys should be brought to Justice but they are sly. Every dog will have it's day and I just get the feeling theirs is coming soon.

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OMG, I have been receiving endless mail from ims ever since that sms i sent with my details...I am getting so frustrasted as I know there is nothing for free in this world. Just yesterday I received a letter telling me I won R50 000 and I thought to myself what happened to the R115 000 that I won last week. Please people do not be misled it is all a money making scheme. I am so tired of people coming up with these schemes and taking away peoples hard earned money.

I got the same thing. The travel voucher and then I won R115 000.00 but I must buy this diamand pendant. I also got it is the Keur magazine.

I am sorry but you get nothing for free in this world.

Thank you all for your comments. I think we saved a lot of people some money.

I am just glad I am not the only one that got this so now whe definitely know it must be scam.

To good to be true!

Go to their "cheap website" and think about this - a company that brags about their state of the art comp. system yet fails to have one e-mail address listed? Either they are as thick as a Yank from the deep south that calls his sister his mom ( because he is not quite sure) or a slimey as a Nigerian 419 scammer - either way they are not getting invited to my next braai. I suggest returning those letters you receive, without sending money, just update the contact details with incorrect ones. You can make up names and have some fun with it.

Thanx guys for your postings.I was on my way to the bank to make a deposit of R129 as I do not want to expose my credit card to scams.Is this a scam or real i got my R10000 travel voucher and award entitlement three days ago.I have tried calling the customer care line for ims and no one is answering.

I received a scratch card in my Edgars Magazine.Responded to an SMS, told i won a prize then got the letter promising a R10 000.00 holiday from Travelclips. How can they allow scammers to place scratch cards/brochures in their mags?

Hi,
Some feedback on the accommodation advertised on Travel Clips website:

I am sorry but I am not aware of any vouchers that are accepted by our
Resort.

We have no dealings with Travel Clips but there is a Blue Waters Lodge in SOUTH AFRICA!

Will keep you updated.

Hi, my mom also won a travel voucher in Keur magazine and she gave it to me for my honeymoon. As sceptical as I am, I phoned Travel Clips and Keur and Customer services officer Heidi Hendricks [protected]. She explained to me that this prizes are real. They are the company that do the promotions and that they use Travel Clips as a travel agency because they are both located in Cape Town. The R129 is not compulsary but if you want some of the other merchandise you can pay it.
The travel voucher is for free accommodation at a hotel and 10 - 70 % discount at a self catering place. All you need to pay is travelling and food.
Heidi also gave me their correct web address: www.imservices.co.za.

I'm still looking into the accommodations if they are legit. I will keep you posted on my findings

Rene
[protected]

Hi I have received a scratchcard in the Keur Magazine for their 21st Anniversary Celebration. If we dit not received our award in 14 days we can contact ther Customor Service on [protected]. Were they explain that they have a high volume of calls and if the querie is related to the late delivery we must be patient. Well I have then received a day later a Leter from International Merchandise Service Warehouse Distributen Office with no Address on ther lette telling me that I have Won the top Award of a Holiday voucher that was included Namely Travel Clips and secondly that I have been entered to win R100 000.00 and that I have been specifically selected to received another award as listed on their letter Where I have to pay a R129.90 for the selected price to be deliver to me. I log on to the website of travel clips and could not vind the Specials Icon to view the available offers.
Is this a Scam? Sarie Brits

Hi, my mom received that scratchcard in the Keur magazine. Also won R10 000.00 travel voucher. She gave it to me for my honeymoon. I phoned the number on the voucher and the lady "Laika" from Travel Clips said that it is a voucher for accommodation only and all flights and food is my expense. I really want to believe them. Can somebody please tell me if this is a scam or not.

I also received a scratch card in the People magazine. As there were 3 matching symbols, I sent them R129-00. I have just received notice of a R115, 000 prize and before I did anything, I thought I would google this company. I am so glad I did. I also noticed that there are NO telephone numbers on this document, only fax numbers. Thanks for posting this possble scam. You just saved me R139-90.

Good Blog. Thanks to the nett. we can all investigate .These people will never stop as they will alwayes hook some fish. 2008 ...2010 still they keep on trying...and still there is those that will take the bait if you like. If its too good to be tue it probably is bla bla bla..

G.

Hi

Thanks for your input, the same happend to my husband.
first he "WON" R125, 000.00, and all we had to do is to send R157.00 to get a longsome check or 5 monthly paimants.
Yesterday we resieved a nother letter to say that he "WON" R50 00, 00, and we also have "WON" 3 hollidays with TRAVIL CLIPS, and know after reading this i can see that this is just a total SCAM.

THANKS

JANINE BARNARDO

I have received the same letter from this people with the same travel voucher and a promise of a big prize if I send them R129-90. I have called the cape town number on top of the letter and asked a lot of questions about the "scam". The answer was that they do not know about this website, that they have their own website with a different address. The man promised me that I will receive one of the prices on my list (laptop, Garmin, cellphone, camera, dishwasher, diamont pendant etc.) He twice promised me that this is not a scam and the prize will be worth much more than the R129-90 postage! Why don't I believe them?

Hi there.

Thanks for the warning.
I also received a letter from International Merchantile Services stating that I won 3 holidays with Travelclips and the promise of a gift, I must send R149 to claim my gift.

Vera-lynn

Thanks for the early warning! I have just fed my letter with wonderful promises to the shredder.